Rahuls fake caste survey remark leaves RJD in a jam
Congress ally RJD clarified that Rahul Gandhis remark calling the 2023 Bihar caste survey 'fake' referred to the survey's purpose being undermined. Although conducted, the intended quota increase was hindered by a court stay order, denying benefits to the deserving sections. The Grand Alliance regards the survey as a significant achievement of their tenure.
Rahul Gandhi hypocritical on caste census issue, says JD(U)
Janata Dal (United) criticized Rahul Gandhi for his silence on the caste census issue during opposition meetings despite criticizing Bihar's caste survey. JD(U) accused Congress of hypocrisy and questioned why the Karnataka government has not released its caste data. The Bihar CM, Nitish Kumar, was noted for actively supporting caste census for social justice.
NDA attacks Rahul for calling Bihar caste survey fake
PATNA, Jan 19: The ruling NDA in Bihar on Sunday slammed Congress leader Rahul Gandhi for terming as fake the caste survey conducted by Nitish Kumar government in the state. On his first tour of the state since Lok Sabha polls, Gandhi on Saturday vowed to push for a nationwide caste census and declaimed that []
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Three persons, including a three-year-old child, died and five others went missing after a boat capsized in the Ganga in Bihar's Katihar district on Sunday, officials said.
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The Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) is undergoing a significant leadership transition, with its founder and longtime president Lalu Prasad Yadav formally preparing to hand over the reins to his son, and the Leader of the Opposition in the Bihar Assembly.
3 dead, 4 missing as boat capsizes in Ganga river in Bihar
In Bihars Katihar district, a boat carrying 17 passengers capsized in the Ganga, leaving three dead and four missing. Ten passengers managed to swim to safety or were rescued. A search operation is ongoing for the missing, and an investigation has been initiated to determine the cause of the incident. Further details are awaited.
Three dead, four missing as boat capsizes in Ganga in Bihar's Katihar
KATIHAR: Three people were killed and four others went missing after a boat capsized in the Ganga in Bihar's Katihar district on Sunday, officials said. The boat, with 17 people on board, capsized near Golaghat in the Amdabad area, they said. Ten people have been rescued so far, officials said, adding that most of them managed to swim to the bank. The rescue operation is still underway for the four missing persons. An investigation has been ordered to find the cause of the incident, District Magistrate Manesh Kumar Meena told PTI. Two of the deceased were identified as Pawan Kumar (60) and Sudhir Mandal (70), while the other person could not be identified yet, officials said.
JD(U) accuses Rahul Gandhi of hypocrisy on caste census issue
New Delhi: The Janata Dal (United) on Sunday accused Rahul Gandhi of hypocrisy on the issue of caste census, charging him with maintaining silence when Bihar CM Nitish Kumar raised the matter in INDIA bloc meetings. The party also asked why the Congress government in Karnataka has not released the states caste data. JD(U) working Get the latest updates in Hyderabad City News , Technology , Entertainment , Sports , Politics and Top Stories on WhatsApp & Telegram by subscribing to our channels. You can also download our app for Android and iOS .
Nitish Kumar raised issue of caste census, Rahul kept mum: JD(U)
JD(U) accused Rahul Gandhi of hypocrisy on caste census issues, pointing out his silence during INDIA bloc meetings and questioning the non-release of Karnataka's caste data by the Congress government. The criticism followed Gandhi's dismissal of Bihar's caste survey as a sham, despite Congress being a partner in the Bihar government when the survey was conducted.
3 dead, 4 missing as boat capsizes in Ganga in Bihar's Katihar
In Bihar's Katihar district, a boat capsized in the Ganga, resulting in three deaths and four missing individuals. The incident occurred near Golaghat in the Amdabad area. Out of the 17 people on board, 10 were rescued, with most managing to swim to safety. Authorities have launched a rescue operation and an investigation into the incident.
3 Killed, 4 Missing As Boat Capsizes In River Ganga In Bihar
Three people were killed and four others went missing after a boat capsized in the Ganga in Bihar's Katihar district on Sunday.
Incidentally, Bihar's caste survey was carried out and its findings released when the Congress was a partner in the government led by Mr. Kumar.
Bihar: JPC meeting on Waqf amendment bill held in Patna
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Om Birla to inaugurate 85th All India Presiding Officers Conference in Patna on Monday
Om Birla to inaugurate 85th All India Presiding Officers Conference in Patna on Monday New Delhi: Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla will inaugurate the 85th All India Presiding Officers Conference (AIPOC) in Bihars capital Patna, on Monday (January 20). Deputy Chairman Rajya Sabha, Harivansh; Deputy Chief Ministers of Bihar, Samrat Choudhary and Vijay Kumar Sinha; [] The post Om Birla to inaugurate 85th All India Presiding Officers Conference in Patna on Monday appeared first on Mangalorean.com .
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Rahul Gandhi calls Nitish Kumar government's caste census 'fake'
Rahul Gandhi criticized the caste census by the Nitish Kumar government in Bihar, calling it fake. He reiterated Congress' commitment to conduct a nationwide caste census and promised to raise the reservation ceiling beyond 50 percent if Congress comes to power. Gandhi also targeted RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat in his address in Patna.
After Tejashwi Yadav's Remark, Rahul Gandhi's Big INDIA Bloc Endorsement
The Congress will contest the Bihar assembly election as part of the Opposition bloc INDIA, Congress MP Rahul Gandhi said at the party's office in Patna today.
Tejashwi Yadav granted unprecedented powers as RJD prepares for Bihar Assembly election
PATNA: In a significant move ahead of the Bihar Assembly elections, RJD chief Lalu Prasad on Saturday empowered his son, Tejashwi Yadav, with authority equivalent to his own within the party. This decision, marking a pivotal shift in the party's leadership, positions Tejashwi as the frontrunner for the post of Chief Minister. The decision was formalised during a meeting of the RJD's National Executive held in Patna, attended by key leaders, including Lalu Prasad, his wife and former Chief Minister Rabri Devi, their eldest daughter and MP Misa Bharti, as well as the party's MPs, MLAs, and MLCs. Notably absent from the meeting were RJD State President Jagadanand Singh and his son, Sudhakar Singh, MP from Buxar. In Jagadanand's absence, senior leader Ram Chandra Purve conducted the proceedings. The partys National Executive Committee amended the RJD constitution, authorising Tejashwi to make final decisions on critical matters such as the partys name, symbol, and programmes. The resolution, passed unanimously, recognised Tejashwi's growing stature and leadership capabilities within the party. 'Tejashwi will become CM after Bihar assembly election': Lalu Prasad Yadav Tejashwi, who spearheaded the RJDs campaign in the 2020 Assembly elections, led the party to emerge as the single largest party with 75 seats. Addressing the media, Tejashwi said, We have to take Bihar to the top states. We have a vision and a blueprint to take Bihar forward by taking everyone along. He assured that he would shoulder the new responsibilities with utmost sincerity. The timing of this transition appears strategic, as Lalu Prasad, who has been battling health issuesincluding a cardiac surgery in 2014 and a kidney transplant in Singapore in 2022has withdrawn from active leadership. He has consistently endorsed his son as the partys face for the Chief Ministerial role. RJD MP Misa Bharti described the decisions made at the meeting as very significant and said, All these decisions have been taken keeping upcoming Assembly elections in mind. Tejashwi Yadav has been given important responsibility keeping elections in mind. Tejashwi also used the occasion to highlight the achievements of the Grand Alliance government, where he served as Deputy Chief Minister. Lalu Prasad, in officially passing the baton to his son, signalled his confidence in Tejashwis leadership ahead of what is expected to be a tough electoral battle against the NDA in the upcoming polls.
Ahead of Bihar polls, RJD authorises Tejashwi Yadav to take key decisions of party
The Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) has authorized Tejashwi Yadav to decide the party's strategy for the Bihar assembly elections. At the national executive meeting attended by senior leaders including Lalu Prasad, resolutions empowering Yadav were passed. Yadav emphasized strengthening the party organization and criticized Chief Minister Nitish Kumar's recent remarks on women's attire, calling for a new, developed Bihar.
Congress Will Fight Bihar Election With INDIA Bloc: Rahul Gandhi
The Congress will contest the Bihar assembly election as part of the Opposition bloc INDIA, Congress MP Rahul Gandhi said at the party's office in Patna today.
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'Caste Survey Under Nitish Kumar Was To Fool People Of Bihar': Rahul Gandhi
Alleging that the caste survey conducted by the Nitish Kumar government in Bihar was an exercise to befool the people, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Saturday said his party will stick to its demand for caste census.
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'You are CM not women fashion designer': Tejashwi slams Nitish for remarks on female dress
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Bihar caste survey fake, nation-wide census needed: Rahul Gandhi at Congress workers' meet
PATNA: Congress MP and leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi on Saturday alleged that the caste-based survey conducted in Bihar was 'fake' and . Addressing workers of Congress at the 'Samvidhan Suraksha Sammelan' (Save the Constitution conference) in the state capital, Rahul said that the Congress would ensure a nation-wide caste census at all costs. We will ensure caste census even if we have to incur political losses, Congress leader said, adding that it would not be like a caste survey conducted in Bihar, which turned out to be 'fake'. People of Bihar were befooled in the name of caste-based survey, he said, referring to a caste-based survey conducted in Bihar in 2022-2023. Reiterating his demand for a nation-wide caste census Rahul said that he would ensure that the census is conducted across the country in the larger interest of people belonging to Dalit, backward, Adivasi and the minority communities. The survey will throw light on their population and also their participation in bureaucracy, educational institutions and also in private companies, he added. The Congress leader said that policy of development should be framed on the basis of their population and their socio-economic condition. He alleged that the country's wealth was in the hands of a select group of people whereas the poor and the farmers were living in wretched conditions. Expressing deep concern over negligible participation of Dalit, Advasi and Backward classes in the private sector, he said that if you go through the list of 500 private companies across the country, none of them at the top position belonged to these categories. He further alleged that MLAs and MPs were devoid of power as the Centres 90 senior officers were taking decisions on the budgetary allocations. Rahul said that even BJP MPs privately admitted that they did not have power as everything was being decided by 90 secretary-level officers, controlling the government at the Centre. Out of these senior officers, even 10 per cent of them were not from Dalit, Adivasi, backward class or minority communities even when they comprised 90 per cent of the countrys population. Congress leader said he would ensure at all costs that the caste census was conducted at the national level even if he had to suffer political damage due to it. He also stressed the need for scrapping 50 per cent cap on reservation. He alleged that the Modi government at the centre was trying to change the Constitution but they came with the copies of the Constitution on their heads when people showed them the mirror. Earlier, Rahul met RJD leader Tejashwi Prasad Yadav at a private hotel in the state capital where the national executive committee meeting of RJD was being held. Tejashwi welcomed Rahul at the gate of the hostel. Both the leaders exchanged pleasantries and left for their destinations.
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Nitish Kumar Govts caste survey was to befool Bihar people, alleges Rahul Gandhi
PATNA, Jan 18: Alleging that the caste survey conducted by the Nitish Kumar government in Bihar was an exercise to befool the people, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Saturday said his party will stick to its demand for caste census as such an initiative is essential to plan development work in the country. Gandhi, the leader of the opposition in the Lok Sabha, also accused the BJP and the RSS of undermining the Constitution and neglecting marginalised communities in the [] The post Nitish Kumar Govts caste survey was to befool Bihar people, alleges Rahul Gandhi appeared first on Daily Excelsior .
Nitish Kumar govt's caste survey was to befool Bihar people, alleges Rahul Gandhi
Rahul Gandhi claims Bihar's caste survey is deceiving and emphasizes the need for a national caste census for proper development planning. He criticizes the BJP and RSS for undermining the Constitution and neglecting marginalized communities, while advocating for increased reservation caps.
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'Next CM sitting right in front of you': Tej Pratap's post triggers storms in Bihar politics
Tej Pratap Yadav creates waves with a social media post, hinting at an impending government change in Bihar, and positioning himself as the next Chief Minister. The video and post stir reactions amidst ongoing RJD discussions and anticipation around Tejashwi Yadav being named the CM candidate.
53 police officers booked in Bihar over failure to hand over case files
Gopalganj: Over 53 police officers have been booked in Bihar's Gopalganj district for not handing over case files to their relievers even after their transfer to new places of posting, a senior official said on Saturday. The FIRs against them have been lodged at four police stations of the district, he said. We have registered FIRs against 53 officers. If they fail to hand over the files in the next one week, departmental proceedings will also be initiated against them, Gopalganj SP Avdhesh Dixit told PTI over phone, without elaborating further. Sources in the district police said probe has been pending in several cases as the investigating officers got transferred, and did not hand over the files to their relievers. All 53 police officers have been booked under different sections of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita. In December last year, FIRs were lodged against 134 police officers in Muzaffarpur district for taking with them case files to their new places of posting, hampering investigation into over 900 cases, the sources said.
Hunt on for armed-robbers involved in firing at Afzalgunj and Bidar
Hyderabad: Even as a manhunt is on to nab the two-armed robbers, who were involved in firing incidents at Afzalgunj and Bidar, the police found that the assailants changed their clothes and trolley bags containing currency bundles at Trimulgherry to prevent from identifying them and headed towards Suchitra junction near Kompally. The assailants dumped their clothes and bags in a secluded place in Trimulgherry and fled. It was suspected that the accused came to the railway station in an auto rickshaw to board a train. On seeing heightened surveillance at the railway station, they went to Trimulgherry, changed their clothes and bags and headed to their native place in Bihar by road. The police are examining the footage collected from CCTVs installed at the travel agency office in Afzalgunj where the firing incident took place on Thursday to Secunderabad railway station and at Trimulgherry. At Afzalgunj, one of the robbers opened fire at the travel agency manager Jahangir injuring him in the leg and abdomen on Thursday in their bid to escape. Before reaching Afzalgunj, the assailants allegedly shot dead two security guards at an ATM kiosk in Bidar and looted Rs.93 lakh.
'Emergency' movie review: This Indira Gandhi biopic is a drab history lesson
After a long tussle with the Censor Board, Kangana Ranauts Indira Gandhi biopic Emergency finally sees the light of day. Coming from a BJP MP, it is a sincere yet inept attempt to humanise the former prime minister. The flaws of the film arent ideological but technical. As the director and lead actor, Kangana tries to unfold the complexities of a towering figure in Indian political history, but what she lacks are skill and dexterity. There is vision but not the lens to capture it. The film is a mishmash of ideas and events strung together, resulting in a disjointed narrative. It proceeds linearly, going over the life of Mrs Gandhi as if marking bullet points, never stopping to ponder. Thankfully, Emergency isnt trying to rewrite history, but it also isnt anything more than a retread of history. We meet Indira Gandhi as a child playing in the gardens of her family home, Anand Bhawan. A rose stem pricks her finger and a drop of blood forms. It seems like a smart idea on paper. This foreshadows how Indira will eventually be hurt by her father, the countrys first prime minister Jawaharlal Nehru. A rose always adorned his breast pocket. But Kangana, as a director, overdoes it as the young Indu sees her reflection in the blood drop. We are told about but not amply shown Mrs Gandhis tumultuous childhood. There is a brief scene of her mother being kept away because she had tuberculosis. Mrs Gandhis character build-up is too random, too sudden, too direct. As a child, she sits on her grandfather Motilal Nehrus lap as he tells her the story of Indraprastha, Mahabharata and the war between Pandavas and Kauravas. She asks him what satta means. Absolute power, he says. You know what is coming. But there is still a lot of time. The film hurriedly flips over the chapters in Mrs Gandhis life, rushing past the 1971 war for Bangladesh, the Pokhran nuclear test and her meeting with then-US president Richard Nixon. Emergency seems eager to reach the point of its titular event, treating everything else as pitstops. Milind Soman barges in as Field Marshal Sam Manekshaw but his relationship with Mrs Gandhi is only glanced at. Shreyas Talpade hammed it up as former PM Atal Bihari Vajpayee and it seems like his character exists only to be admired by Mrs Gandhi. Milinds moustache and dialogue delivery as Sam Manekshaw is convincing but then he breaks into a song while charting a war strategy. The war itself is all gore, no nuance. There is a needless, even gratuitous display of violence as Pakistani troops are shown barging into houses and pulling out women and children. An infant is even slammed on the wall. There are shots of heads being cut off. At the end of the day, it is a Kangana Ranaut film, she might have tried to not demonise Mrs Gandhi but Pakistan is where she draws a line. Emergency is a confused film. It wants to have the nuance and complexity of series like The Crown but it is unable to tell an engaging story. The elements dont make up a compelling whole. Before Sam does, politicians in Parliament too break into a song and the film becomes a musical for a brief time. Ridden with the guilt of declaring an Emergency in the country, Kanganas Mrs Gandhi sees a gothic version of herself in the mirroran attempt to give psychological depth to the storybut it is more like a jump scare from a Vikram Bhatt film. Her tumultuous relationship with livewire son Sanjay Gandhi (an impressive Vishak Nair) is given necessary screen time. With him, she is shown to be vulnerable but that track too is soon sidelined to make way for other events. Every historical incident in Emergency is presented plainly and even the blaring background score cant elevate scenes. It seems like the film is chopped incoherently on the edit table. Some scenes are too long, some too short and some dont have a beginning or a conclusive end. Kangana Ranaut plays Ms Gandhi with patchy prowess. She quivers her chin and it feels like a mimicry but then she gets the body language and the voice right. However, her performance alone cant pull up a slogging film. Emergency is a mere narration of events. It isnt dramatic or lively. It is just Indira Gandhis life flashing before our eyes. Director: Kangana Ranaut Cast: Kangana Ranaut, Anupam Kher, Shreyas Talpade, Milind Soman Rating : 2.5/5
Hopeful that AIMIM will do well in Bihar assembly polls: Owaisi
Patna: AIMIM president Asaduddin Owaisi expressed confidence that his party would perform well in the Bihar assembly polls due later this year. The Hyderabad MP, who was here on Friday to attend a meeting of the Joint Parliamentary Committee on the Waqf (Amendment) Bill, briefly responded to queries from journalists. I hope that my party will do well (in the assembly polls) and candidates will win and become MLAs, Owaisi said. Asked about the possibility of the AIMIM entering into an alliance with other parties, he said, Just wait and see what happens. The AIMIM had tasted moderate success in the assembly polls of 2020 when it contested 20 seats and won five of those, all in the Seemanchal region, which has a high percentage of Muslim population. The party had then forged an alliance with Mayawati's BSP and the now-extinct RLSP, headed by Upendra Kushwaha, who has since floated a new outfit, aligned with the NDA and entered the Rajya Sabha. However, in 2022, the AIMIM received a jolt with all but one of its MLAs jumping ship to join the RJD, the state's main opposition party. The AIMIM failed to win any seat in Bihar in last year's Lok Sabha polls, though its state president and lone MLA Akhtarul Iman finished third in Kishanganj, polling more than 25 per cent of the total number of votes.
CM Chandrababu Naidu hails Centres Rs 11,440-crore package for steel plant
VIJAYAWADA: Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu has affirmed that saving Visakhapatnam Steel Plant (VSP) is the States responsibility, citing its sentimental value rooted in the slogan Visakha Ukku - Andhrula Hakku. Addressing the media on Friday, he welcomed the allocation of Rs 11,440 crore special package for VSP, and thanked Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman and Steel Minister HD Kumaraswamy for their support to Andhra Pradesh. Highlighting the NDAs commitment to the steel plant, he recalled how Rs 1,650 crore in equity was allocated during Atal Bihari Vajpayees tenure in 1996 to rescue VSP. He criticised the previous YSRCP governments neglect of VSP over the last five years. Reiterating his election promise, he said VSP will be saved without privatisation, and detailed how his government secured the revival package within seven months of taking office. Naidu credited Modi for responding positively to the States request, and urged VSP employees to work collectively to ensure profitability and justify the allocated funds. Plans include employing skilled workers, securing iron ore resources, and efficiently utilising the plants 20,000-acre land. Naidu also called for appointing a skilled CEO to oversee the plant operations. Outlining progress in seven months, Naidu mentioned fulfilling key election promises, including Amaravati development, the Polavaram project, and a railway zone. He highlighted that Rs 15,000 crore was allocated to External Aided Projects (EAP) and Rs 12,157 crore for Polavaram, with the new diaphragm wall foundation to be laid soon. Land was allotted for the railway zone, and Modi laid the foundation. Naidu emphasised the States industrial growth, citing MoUs worth Rs 4 lakh crore signed, including Rs 2.08 lakh crore in launched projects during Modis recent visit to Visakhapatnam. He announced TCSs entry to create job opportunities, and partnerships with Google to position Andhra Pradesh as a leader in data centres, AI and analytics. A sea cable project connecting Vizag and Singapore is also planned. He highlighted the joint green hydrogen project by NTPC and Genco, worth Rs 1.8 lakh crore and the establishment of RCR Mittal steel plant in Nakkapalli, with Phase-I producing 7 million metric tonnes of steel. Vizag and Anakapalli will soon merge into a single city under these industrial developments, he said. Additionally, Naidu announced the Rs 14,000 crore Pharma City and bulk drug park in Nakkapalli, generating 70,000 jobs. He also detailed projects like Orvakal Industrial Smart City worth Rs 2,786 crore, Kopparthy Industrial Cluster worth Rs 2,137 crore, and national highways valued at Rs 55,000 crore to be completed in three years. Infrastructure projects include an 8-lane Outer Ring Road in Amaravati, and a Rs 400-crore tourism corridor connecting Suryalanka, Srisailam, Rajahmundry, and Sangameswaralayam. Highlighting the GST growth rate of 12.94% with projections to reach 15%, Naidu outlined a vision to quadruple per capita income by 2047, emphasising the Centres support for development and poverty alleviation. He assured investors of the States commitment to growth, and promised to create 20 lakh new jobs. The Chief Minister concluded by urging VSP workers to collaborate responsibly for the plants future, which has been revived with State-provided resources, addressing power and water dues, ensuring its sustainability.
He doesnt know the ground reality: Tej Pratap criticises Nitish Kumars son
He doesnt know the ground reality: Tej Pratap criticises Nitish Kumars son Patna: RJD leader Tej Pratap Yadav on Friday criticised Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumars son after his appeal to voters to support in father in the upcoming Assembly polls, saying that he does not know the ground reality of the state. Nishant [] The post He doesnt know the ground reality: Tej Pratap criticises Nitish Kumars son appeared first on Mangalorean.com .
People of Odisha have constant protection of Lord Jagannath: Outgoing Odisha HC Chief Justice
CUTTACK: Chief Justice of Orissa High Court Chakradhari Sharan Singh was given official farewell on his last working day on Friday. He retires on January 19 after serving as a judge for over 12 years. In his parting speech, the outgoing Chief Justice hailed Odisha as the land of culture and heritage and the people have constant protection of Lord Jagannath. Of everything in Odisha, the richness of Odia language and the art and culture of the state impressed me more. Odia literature with its profound poetry and storytelling contributes significantly to the cultural landscape of the state, he said. Odia culture is very rich and vibrant which reflects its history, tradition, and diversity. One of the most notable aspects is its classical dance form, particularly Odissi, its exquisite handicrafts including Pattachitra paintings are remarkable. The craftsmanship in silver filigree and stone carvings showcases the artistic skill of the local artisans, he added. Governor Haribabu Kambhampati and Chief Minister Shri Mohan Charan Majhi had hosted a farewell ceremony for Chief Justice Singh at Lok Seva Bhawan convention centre on Thursday. Chief Justice Singh had started his legal career by joining the Patna High Court Bar in 1990. His area of practice was constitutional, service, criminal, and arbitration matters. During his practice of 22 years, he also served as additional advocate general of Bihar from December 2010 till his elevation as a judge of High Court. He was the judge of Patna High Court from 5 April 2012 till he was appointed as Chief Justice of Orissa High Court on February 2, 2024. He assumed office as Chief Justice on February 7 last year. Advocate General Pitambar Acharya said Chief Justice Singhs 11-month stint was a period of growth and progress for the entire judicial system of the state. It was marked by reforms, promoting infrastructure development, and improving the delivery of justice. In his farewell address, Justice SK Sahoo said Chief Justice Singhs tenure was marked by significant achievements including among others opening of 18 new courts in the districts along with the new district court complex of Cuttack, creation and notification of 32 posts along with taking the up 149 residential and non-residential projects (10 completed and foundation stones laid for 89). Deputy solicitor general Prasanna Kumar Parhi said the Chief Justice had the legal acumen and ability to navigate the complex constitutional questions with clarity and precision. High Court Bar Association president Bijay Dash described him as a crusader for social justice.
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Maha Kumbh: Companies rope in influencers to amplify their brands
E-commerce platform Amazon has roped in regional and national influencers to post 'experiences' of its box beds for devotees at Kumbh, which it has placed in Prayagraj, while ITC is collaborating with regional Instagram influencers for Bingo snacks. The soaps-to-staples maker is collaborating with influencers popular among audiences in Uttar Pradesh, Bihar and Jharkhand, to create relevant content. Coca-Cola, which is launching 'Maha Kumbh special edition packs' for some of its beverages, putting up hydration carts and food court activation at the mega religious event, too is collaborating with influencers.
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Hyderabad Cops Suspect Shooting Gang Headed to Bihar
Hyderabad: Hyderabad police suspect the duo who opened fire at a travel company manager here on Friday were from Bihar, and may be heading back to their home state. The Karnataka government, meanwhile, said the gang was the same one that had shot a cash delivery agent in Bidar earlier in the day and made off with a chest of cash containing Rs 93 lakh. Sources said the police were collecting CCTV footage from different places to trace the accused. After a preliminary probe, the police said that the gang had travelled towards Tank Bund in an autorickshaw, from where they disappeared. It is suspected that they were headed to Bihar. The Hyderabad police said that they formed more than 10 teams and the task force are collecting evidence. The Clues teams collected samples and verified the fingerprints at the place. The police officials said they would get a clue about the accused and solve the case. According to a report, the gang had fired eight bullets at cash delivery security guards Giri Venkatesh and Shiva Kashinath, before decamping with the cash meant for refilling an ATM in Bidar at about 11.30 am on Thursday. The robbers fled the spot on a bike, carrying the cash-filled trunk. Speaking in Bengaluru, Karnataka home minister G. Parameshwara said the gang had been identified. Karnataka police teams had gone to Indore in Madhya Pradesh and other possible hideouts. Both of them have been identified. They are being followed, Parameshwara told reporters. According to him, the assailants fled to Hyderabad after the crime. Usually gunmen accompany the transport when such a huge amount of cash is transported. Unfortunately, yesterday there was no gunman in the vehicle, the minister said. He suspected that thethe gang had studied the cash transportation process before executing the heist. It is suspected that the same duo turned up at an office of Roshan Travels, and urgently sought two tickets to Raipur. The agency staff sought their ID proof and wanted to inspect the baggage. At the same time, some Karnataka policemen pursuing a different case turned up at the scene. This scared the duo, one of whom opened fire, injuring manager Mohammed Jahangir in the leg and abdomen.
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